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On 9 March, Tropical storm JUDE is strengthening in the #Mozambique channel. It is currently a Moderate Tropical Storm (equivalent to a Tropical storm in the Saffir-Simpson scale) with max sustained winds near 85 kph and estimated gusts of 120 kph, but could intensify into a Tropical Cyclone (equivalent to a Cat 1 hurricane) before making landfall in the Nampula province of Mozambique by 10 March in the morning. reliefweb.int/report/mozambiqu #ClimateChange

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“The cost of Trump’s executive disorder is measured in lives” is the headline of this piece in @thecontinent. The team at the Africa-wide weekly newspaper break down how the U.S. government’s freeze on international aid has affected HIV and tuberculosis programs in Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “American aid to the global HIV response is channelled through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar). It is the world’s biggest HIV response fund and it supports – or supported – up to 20-million people,” they write.

continent.substack.com/p/the-c

The Continent · The cost of Trump’s executive disorder is measured in livesBy The Continent

Ummmm... From #wikipedia:

The #WagnerGroup (Russian: #ГруппаВагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner (ЧВК «Вагнер»), is a #Russian state-funded private military company (#PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir #Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin. The Wagner Group has used infrastructure of the Russian Armed Forces. Evidence suggests that Wagner has been used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing it to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad, and hiding the true casualties of Russia's foreign interventions.

"The group emerged during the war in #Donbas, where it helped Russian separatist forces in #Ukraine from 2014 to 2015. Wagner played a significant role in the later full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, for which it recruited Russian prison #inmates for frontline combat. By the end of 2022, its strength in Ukraine had grown from 1,000 to between 20,000 and 50,000. It was reportedly Russia's main assault force in the Battle of Bakhmut. Wagner has also supported regimes friendly with Russia, including in the civil wars in #Syria, #Libya, the #CentralAfricanRepublic, and #Mali. In Africa, it has offered regimes security in exchange for the transfer of diamond and gold mining contracts to Russian companies. Wagner operatives have been accused of #WarCrimes including #murder, #torture, #rape and #robbery of #civilians, as well as #torturing and killing accused #Deserters.

[...]

"Early in 2020, #ErikPrince, founder of the #Blackwater private military company, sought to provide military services to the Wagner Group in its operations in Libya and #Mozambique, according to The Intercept. By March 2021, Wagner PMCs were reportedly also deployed in #Zimbabwe, #Angola, #Guinea, #GuineaBissau, and possibly the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_G
#ErikPrinceColonialism #PutinsArmy #CorporateColonialism #Oligarchy

en.wikipedia.orgWagner Group - Wikipedia

Au Mozambique, les fausses promesses environnementales du mégaprojet de TotalEnergies

Des documents confidentiels révèlent que le projet gazier #Mozambique LNG, déjà contesté pour son impact sur le climat et à cause des massacres commis sur place, va aussi avoir un impact négatif sur l’#environnement et la biodiversité, malgré les promesses de #TotalEnergies.

mediapart.fr/journal/ecologie/

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As he is someone who was brought up in #southafrica it seems surprising that #elonmusk was not aware of the existence of a substantial area in #mozambique that was settled by #nguni speaking migrants/refugees following warfare further south in #kwazulu early in the nineteenth century just as other #nguni speakers - the #ndebele - established themselves in parts of #zimbabwe at the same time. The world has many places with identical names which are a long way apart. Basic geography!

Tails of Adventure: My Unexpected Meeting with a Mozambique Lionfish

As I descended into the clear waters of Mozambique, I couldn’t help but feel a rush of excitement. Our dive plan was to explore a rocky pinnacle teeming with marine life. Little did I know I was about to have a face-to-face encounter with an unexpected guest.

As we swam closer to the pinnacle, I spotted a majestic lionfish hovering above the rocks. Its vibrant stripes and majestic fins made it a stunning sight. I quickly hit record on my camera. I wanted to capture the moment. As soon as I started filming, the lionfish began to descend.

What happened next left me breathless. The lionfish glided effortlessly towards me, its fins splayed wide, and nearly touched the camera lens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZWZLeRj2c

A Note of Caution:

While lionfish may appear harmless, they can pose a significant threat to humans. Their vibrant stripes and long, flowing fins are not just for show. These features also conceal venomous spines. The spines can deliver a painful sting.

Lionfish stings can cause redness, swelling, and severe pain. In some cases, they can lead to more serious complications, such as respiratory distress or even paralysis. While fatalities are rare, it’s essential to exercise caution when interacting with lionfish.

As I reflected on this encounter, I realized that moments like these remind us of the importance of respecting and preserving our ocean’s delicate ecosystem.

“However, the Gaza referenced in the grant description wasn't in the occupied Palestinian territories.

It was referring to a province in #Mozambique. Gaza is a rural province in the African nation and is the country's least populated, with an estimated population of just over one million people.

The grant was given to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, which works on different health programmes in Mozambique.”
#USAID
middleeasteye.net/news/us-spen

Middle East EyeThe US spent millions on STD prevention in Gaza. But it was a province in MozambiqueTrump said the US stopped $50m in condoms 'for Hamas' but USAid shows no record of sending condoms to Palestinian enclave

🇲🇿 Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane - widely hailed as the father of Mozambique's independence movement - was killed on this day in 1969 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, by a bomb that had been concealed in a book sent to him.

The assassination was the work of the 🇵🇹Portuguese colonial

x.com/african_stream/status/18

#mozambique
#africa
#france
#blackmastodon
#blackhistory
@BLKNewsNow
@blackvoices
@politics
#history
@guerrilla_pod
#democracy
#war
#colonialism
#whitesupremacy
#settlercolonialism

🕸glané sur le net🕸 Mozambique. « Il n'est pas impossible de voir apparaître une nouvelle guérilla »: Entretien · La victoire aux élections générales du 9 octobre de Daniel Chapo est contestée par l'opposition et une partie de la population : des manifestations ont causé la mort de plusieurs centaines de personnes. Pour l'historien Michel Cahen, cette situation est inédite depuis l'indépendance (…)
-- Mozambique europe-solidaire.org/spip.php? #Mozambique #Guérilla #Élections #DanielChapo #Opposition

Condoms for Gaza.

Readers added context they thought people might want to know:
This is a grant for AIDS/HIV prevention in Mozambique, a country in Africa, not Gaza. The description is for services "in Gaza and Inhambane," which are neighboring provinces in Mozambique. .. The recipient foundation provides HIV prevention services in Mozambique

reuters.com/business/healthcar

🟡 Survie 🟡 Cauchemar Total: au Mozambique… En septembre 2024, Billets d'Afrique n°339, analysant la décision de Patrick Pouyanné, le PDG de TotalEnergies, de relancer l'exploitation d'un des plus gros gisements mondiaux de gaz naturel au large du Mozambique (stoppée en 2021 suite à des attaques djihadistes), mettait en garde sur les « répercussions sociales, environnementales, climatiques et sécuritaires… survie.org/billets-d-afrique/2 #Mozambique #TotalEnergies #Environnement #Sécurité #GisementDeGaz

#Rewilding #Afrika #Mozambique

The scale of rewilding is a bit bigger than i'm used to, but the principles are the same.
After years of war and poaching it was needed on this scale.

"Mozambique : the World’s Most Ambitious Rewilding Project" [50:17 min]
by Show Me The World

youtube.com/watch?v=bgHTj0Bgdi

Quote by SMTW:
"Jan 22, 2025
In Mozambique’s Zinav National Park, a groundbreaking rewilding project is underway to restore a landscape ravaged by war and poaching.
Teams of scientists, rangers, and veterinarians are reintroducing thousands of animals, from giraffes to elephants, to rebuild an ecosystem once thought lost.
Elephants reshape vegetation, while herbivores reclaim savannahs, paving the way for future predators like lions and cheetahs.
This ambitious effort is part of a larger dream: the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, spanning Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
Through resilience and innovation, humanity is giving nature a second chance to thrive, proving that wilderness can rise from the ashes."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature